European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries
Federation Europeenne & Internationale des Industries de la Pierre Naturelle

Activities

1
Conference on the EU's Trade Policy on Raw Materials organized by the European Commission, which will take place on the 29th of September 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.

The conference will provide a privileged forum for decision-makers to come together and discuss the legal, economic and technical aspects directly affecting trade in raw materials. Participants will include representatives from industry, international organisations, national, European and third country administrations, think tanks and universities bringing together a range of top specialists in the field.


2
Euroroc has a stand at Veronafiere (03. – 05.10.2008)
Come and see us and get to know the European policy on natural stone. Where: Location of the EUROROC stand: Centro Servizi Area, between Halls 6 and 7 Stand number 36


3
MEETING OF FOCOPE, Wednesday, 15 OCTOBER 2008, European Parliament, 12.30 - 14.15 h

We have changed the date of this meeting as there will be an EP Workshop on the Construction Products Regulation taking place on 15 October 2008, commencing at 15.00 to 17.00. We would like to give the Members of Parliament an overview and information why natural stone cannot be considered as plastic, gypsum or other building materials.


4
Czech Presidency
Following the publication of the DG Enterprise Communication on the sustainable supply of natural resources which will be published in October 2008 a new event. The Ministry will invite its counterparts from the other countries to this event and wishes to obtain a declaration and work programme at the end of the meeting. 28th April all day: Conference on Demand and Supply of mineral resources for Europe (provisional working title) with dinner 29th April all day: Ministerial meeting on Mineral Resources (closed meeting). For 28th April we are expecting an event of 250 people.


5
NEPSI
Application for award In the context of promoting the Silica Social Dialogue Agreement and demonstrating its positive aspects NESPI Members including EUROROC think that it would be a nice project to apply for the Good Practices Awards organised by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the theme of their current campaign being "Risk Assessment". We believe the risk assessment procedure detailed in the "Good Practice Guide on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it" perfectly fits with the awards' specifications.

G.M.